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Embodied competence and generic skill: The emergence of inferential understanding

Beckett, D (Informa UK Limited, 2004-01-01)
Rejoinder: Learning from work: Can kant do?

Beckett, D ; Hager, P (Informa UK Limited, 2003-01-01)
Learning for/at work:Somali women “doing it for themselves”

Morris, G ; Beckett, D (Emerald, 2004-01-01)

This article draws on the understanding of the lives and experiences of two Somali women, as case studies, to examine the relationship between identity, work and language learning. It begins with a brief discussion of embodied knowledge, with a view to exploring how “know how” intersects with literacy and identity. The article then moves to the two case studies to illustrate how certain experiences of work, and of seeking work, embody vital knowledge. The article concludes by considering how this practical embodied knowledge can be confirmed and harnessed to enrich adults’ learning for the workplace.